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ripping_dvds [2013/08/01 10:21]
beandog [Extracting Image / Cloning DVD Filesystem / Ripping a DVD to an ISO]
ripping_dvds [2018/03/27 23:56]
beandog [Extracting Image / Cloning DVD Filesystem / Ripping a DVD to an ISO]
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   * [[vobcopy]]   * [[vobcopy]]
  
 +**For the impatient:​** Read my notes on [[HandBrake]] if you're interested in ripping in the traditional format: ripping the content and encoding it to an MP4.
 ==== Contextual Notes ==== ==== Contextual Notes ====
  
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 ==== Filesystem ==== ==== Filesystem ====
  
-The file extension ​ISO has also become associated with a DVD rip, or really any image of any DVD or CD.  It's a misnomer, since for video DVDs, the filesystem format is UDF.  I'm not a fussbudget when it comes to using correct terminology,​ though, so I'm not going to beat it into everyone'​s head that they'​re doing things wrong. :)  I use the .iso extension exclusively. ​ The only reason for pointing out that the file format is UDF is that it is important when trying to mount an ISO.+The file extension ​''​.iso'' ​has also become associated with a DVD rip, or really any image of any DVD or CD.  It's a misnomer, since for video DVDs, the filesystem format is UDF.  I'm not a fussbudget when it comes to using correct terminology,​ though, so I'm not going to be anal about it. :)  I use the .iso extension exclusively. ​ The only reason for pointing out that the file format is UDF is that it is important when trying to mount an ISO.
  
 ==== Terminology ==== ==== Terminology ====
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 There are other ways to copy the DVD, such as [[vobcopy]],​ but these programs are designed to rip parts of the DVD or to mirror the filesystem another way.  Don't take that note as an implication of inferiority. ​ The tools are great, but in my circumstance,​ does not always achieve what I want to do. There are other ways to copy the DVD, such as [[vobcopy]],​ but these programs are designed to rip parts of the DVD or to mirror the filesystem another way.  Don't take that note as an implication of inferiority. ​ The tools are great, but in my circumstance,​ does not always achieve what I want to do.
  
-I use [[ddrescue]] ​the most to rip a DVD.  Here's a sample syntax:+mostly ​use [[ddrescue]] to rip a DVD. Here's a sample syntax:
  
 <​code>​ <​code>​
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 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
-Simple as that.  Once the ISO is ripped, you can access it just as you would a DVD drive:+Simple as that. Once the ISO is ripped, you can access it just as you would a DVD drive:
  
 Examples: Examples:
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 And so on ... And so on ...
 +
 +It may be worth noting (or not) that because I rip the content this way, all of the CSS encryption is also intact.
 +
 +There are other ways to get the content. ​ Since everything in Linux is just a file, you can dump the content to a file easily enough using ''​cat'':​
 +
 +<​code>​
 +cat /dev/dvd > dvd.iso
 +</​code>​
 +
 +I really, really, really don't recommend using ''​cat''​ since it's ugly. There are cleaner and safer ways to copy it. If you really don't want to install anything on your box, use ''​dd''​.
 +==== Mounting a DVD Image ====
 +
 +For one reason or another, you may want to mount the image file directly. ​ This is where the focus on the proper filesystem comes into play.  You mount it as a UDF filesystem, not as an ISO 9660 filesystem (CDs).
 +
 +Mount a DVD image to ''/​mnt/​dvd'':​
 +
 +<​code>​
 +mount -t udf -o ro dvd.iso /mnt/dvd
 +</​code>​

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